Sunday, April 21, 2013

Naturgas Energía rider Loïc Chetout is the new leader of the Copa de España despite being beaten to the win by fellow Basque Ibai Salas in Sunday's Trofeo Guerrita.

The Caja Rural prodigy, who's well due a professional contract after numerous impressive seasons on the sub-23 circuit, proved to be the fastest in a bunch sprint finish in Alcantarilla, Murcia, at the end of a frantic 139km race.

Second was Frenchman Chetout, who recovered his overall series lead after ceding it last weekend to Airán Fernández in Torredonjimeno, while Marcos Altur, a former sub-23 national cyclo-cross champion, of GSport-Valencia Terra i Mar closed out the podium.